Pakistan VS India Semi-Final: PM of Pakistan announced half-day tomorrow

The Prime Minster of Pakistan Syed Yousad Raza Gillani has announced the half day on Wednesday (tomorrow) the day of India vs Pakistan 2nd semi-final of ICC World Cup 2011. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium of Mohali will host of the great match. All government schools, offices and other institutes will be off on 12 A.M. The PM will watch the live match in Mohali.

On the day of big match, The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) announced that there will be no load shading on March 30. Giant TV Screens are fixed on the public places of big cities and the people will enjoy the match of big screens as well as at their homes on Television.

The excitement in all big and small cities of Pakistan is rose to peak and the people are offering the special prayers for the victory of their team. The Muslims are arranging the collective prayers in Mosques while Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians of Pakistan are offering their collective prayers in Mandirs, Gurdwaras and Churches.

India vs Pakistan 2nd semi-final

Forgetting their all personal and political disputes, most of the Pakistani politicians became one. They are offering and appealing the nation to prayer for the national team.
On this time the artists are not behind from anyone and are hoping that Afridi-XI will defeat their opponent in India vs Pakistan 2nd semi-final.

Geetha Arts & KWAN join hands to start Entertainment Marketing Agency

One of the leading production houses down south – Geetha Arts are now partners with KWAN, India’s premier entertainment and marketing company to form Artist Alliance -India’s first ever entertainment marketing firm focused on South Indian cinema. Floated by two of the biggest names in the entertainment business, Artist Alliance will replicate KWAN’s business model in Southern Cinema working in the areas of celebrity management, movie marketing, in-film placements, casting, television and event sponsorships.

The clients managed by Artists Alliance (KWAN + Geetha Arts jointly) already include Suriya, Ram Charan Teja, Allu Arjun, Simbu, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shruti Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal. The management of the South careers of a few more Bollywood celebrities is also in the pipeline and the associations will be announced soon.

Speaking about the JV, Anirban Das Blah, MD KWAN says, “Markets like TN and AP are large enough as economies to be among the top 75 countries in the world on a standalone basis. They also have a distinct cultural and linguistic identity that doesn’t adhere to the one-size-fits-all approach that most brands follow. Artist Alliance and our partnership with Geetha Arts allows brands to reach to consumers across the fast growing markets in the South more effectively than ever before. For a brand looking at leadership in the South, Artist Alliance is not just the best option, it’s the ONLY option”.

Allu Sirish, President, Geetha Arts reiterates this mutually beneficial partnership and says, “South Indians are one of the most avid and intense consumers of entertainment. Despite that, because of the unorganized functioning of the industry, the brand endorsement market is nowhere close to capping its best potential. Artist Alliance is here to help brands and marketers navigate through this new space. Marketers need an agency that can understand, appreciate and leverage local sensibilities followed by flawless execution in order to add the magic of movies and entertainment to their campaigns. It helped that we as an organisation, share a similar vision and ideology as that of KWAN and the JV was a natural result of it. In fact, we decided on the JV in one single meeting itself – we were that much in sync. What most brands miss is that beyond the top two-three towns in each state, people don’t watch Bollywood content. It’s essential to connect with consumers on an intrinsic level by speaking their language, knowing their customs etc. Since the present market is going to grow multiple folds in the coming years, Artist Alliance is the first and largest player in this space.”

Chinese-American actor Tom Wu to star in Ra.One

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, Anubhav Sinha’s sci-fi extravaganza Ra.One will also star Chinese-American actor Tom Wu. SRK even tweeted recently about Tom joining the cast of his home production. Said the superstar, “a big welcome to Tom Wu in the film cast. He is so humble & such a sport…really nice to have him on board.”

For the uninitiated, Tom Wu is a martial arts expert who has starred in films like Revolver, Shanghai Knights and Batman Begins. Considering that Ra.One also has its fair share of heavy duty action, one can be rest assured of seeing Tom Wu kick some butt in this flick too.

TASI’s Anifest India 2010 scheduled for August 19-21

Organized with the aim of spreading animation awareness, Indian Animation fraternity’s most loved animation festival ‘Anifest India’ is back with a bang. The Animation Society of India (TASI), organizers of Anifest India 2010 have announced that the festival is scheduled for August 19-21 at Fine Arts Cultural Centre, Mumbai this year.

Talking about the plans of Anifest India 2010, Ranjit Singh, Hon. Secretary of TASI, shared with Bollywood Hungama, “This year we are extending our range of focus to the unique topics like Game & Defense Animation, Medical Animation & Visualisation, Making of Stereoscopic feature animation amongst several other exciting sessions.”

“As we look at varied content and all round development of the artists, we want to focus on topics that are usually not discussed. As always, this year too we have speakers and experts from various disciplines,” he added.

As part of the festival, its animation contest – TASI Viewer’s Choice Awards (TVCA) has already started inviting entries for the festival. The categories under which the entries are accepted include Student films, Independent Professional short films, Commissioned films and Teachers films.

Explaining about the awards, Ranjit shared, “All entries received are previewed by a panel of eminent industry professionals at a special screening where the panel shortlists films for the final competition. The shortlisted films are screened at the festival for voting by the audience. Votes are counted on the spot and the entry receiving the most votes is declared the winner for that category.”

More information about the festival, TVCA and session can be obtained from

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Rahman re-schedules North American leg of his Jai Ho series of concerts

After some super-successful shows in New York, New Jersey and Washington DC, Academy Award Winner A.R. Rahman was forced to cancel his show scheduled to take place on June 19 at Detroit following an infrastructure collapse at The Pontiac Silverdome. The incident occurred during stage construction prior to the show and fortunately no one was seriously injured. However, the sad news is that following this freak incident, Rahman has decided to re-schedule the North American leg of his Jai Ho- The Journey Home series of concerts.

Says the acclaimed music director, “As you may know, members of our tour miraculously escaped a big disaster in Detroit this past Saturday, when part of the Pontiac Silverdome infrastructure collapsed on our set. All the artists, singers, musicians, dancers, technicians (myself included) have been almost given a second life. We are working to recoup all that has been lost (the lights, the sets) which will take us over three weeks to complete. The vision for the show includes beautiful choreography and circus acts and it feels less than, not to include them. All the world over, the show has received a very positive response from those who have seen it, which makes it absolutely necessary for us to present a complete show and feature all the components that were lost due to the incident.”

Rahman adds, “With that, we have decided to postpone the remaining dates of the North American leg of this tour and will reschedule them at a later date. We will go ahead with the concerts scheduled in Europe and UK. That is the best option we have, considering the circumstances.”

He also had a word of consolation for his fans in US and Canada who have been eagerly waiting to see him perform live. Says Rahman, “While I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our friends in the U.S. and Canada, maybe it’s a blessing in disguise, as we will have the opportunity to perform for you with even more energy and perfection. Once again, let us all pray that we are alive and thank you in advance for your understanding, love and cooperation.”

Rahman’s world tour will now resume in Zurich on July 16 followed by a string of concerts across UK and Europe.

Titanic in 3D

LOS ANGELES: James Cameron confirmed plans to release his record breaking “Titanic” in 3D.

3D has become so popular that fans can now even say that they’ve seen the Titanic sink in 3D. Hollywood.com reports that director James Cameron has confirmed earlier rumors that the record breaking 1997 Oscar winning film is all set to sail into theatres for a second time in 3D format.

Although Cameron can confirm the news, fans shouldn’t expect the film to be re-released until 2012. Cameron has chosen this year in order to honor the 100 year anniversary of the ship’s sinking in 1912.

Furthermore, the director also confirms plans to re-release his latest film Avatar by the end of the year. The film was recently shut out of IMAX theatres in order to make room for the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Some believe that nearly a hundred million more dollars could have been made if the film remained in theatres. In order to re-attract audiences, the new version will likely include never before seen footage.

Avatar recently became the biggest-selling film in history when it surpassed the previous record held by Titanic.

Stephy Tang Scandal

Stephy Tang Scandal, Stephy Tang Scandal Latest Updates News Dang Le Han, Stephy Tang, Stephy Tang Blog, d?ng l? Hân This week, sexually explicit photos allegedly of Edison Chen  Gillian Chung  and Cecilia Cheung  have surfaced online. There are rumors that there will be similar photos of other artists to emerge. Stephy is rumoured to have dated Edison in the past, so she is on the list of speculation.

Stephy said that it is tough to comment on the topic. When asked if she is worried that she will be next to be dragged into the scandal, she replied that she is not worried, because she has never had obscene photos taken of her. Stephy also commented that if someone digitally faked her into such photos, she would discuss the matter with her company and, depending on the situation, they would decide whether or not to report it to the police.

Is President s Day a Federal Holiday, Presidents Day Post Office

Is President s Day a Federal Holiday, Presidents Day Post Office: Washington Birthday Festival, the festival was originally implemented by the Federal Congress of the United States in 1880 to government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Statute. 277), and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Statute. 516). The first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated in Washington on the occasion of Eid actual birthday, 22 February. At January 1, 1971, afederal holiday was transferred to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The draft of the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 had been renamed in the Presidents Day holiday in honor of the birthdays of both Washington and Lincoln, but this proposal failed in the Committee and the bill to be voted on and signed into law on June 28, 1968 kept the name of Washington’s Birthday holiday .

In the state of Massachusetts, while the state officially celebrates Washington “Eid Milad” State law also provides that the Governor issue an annualPresidents Day honoring the Declaration of the Presidents who came from Massachusetts: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, and John F. Kennedy. MGL Chapter 6: Section 15VV (College, the only one born outside of Massachusetts, has spent his entire life in politics by the vice president there. George HW Bush, on the other hand, was born in Massachusetts, but spent most of his life in another place .)

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Is President s Day a Federal Holiday, Presidents Day Post Office was first posted on February 15, 2010 at 9:39 pm.

Nodar Kumaritashvili Autopsy

‘Nodar kumaritashvili autopsy Death Crash updates :- The winter Olympian who was killed during practice for the luge in Vancouver told his father that he feared the track was dangerous.

Nodar Kumaritashvili’s father, David Kumaritashvili, said his son expressed his concerns in a phonecall before the fatal run on Friday in which he lost control of his sled and slammed into a trackside steel pole at nearly 90 mph.

“He called me before the Olympics, three days ago, and he said, ‘Dad, I’m scared of one of the turns,’” Kumaritashvili said in an interview at his home in the small town of Bakuriani, Georgia.

“I said, ‘Put your legs down on the ice to slow down, but he said if he started the course he would finish it … he was brave.”
Olympic and International Luge Federation (FIL) officials conducted investigations into the ice track but found it was not remotely at fault, with both bodies saying the sole cause of death was “pilot error”.

However, they made alterations to the track for the event that finished last night, shortening the run, altering the angle of the ice at corner 16 and raising the ice wall in front of the metal girder that Kumaritashvili’s body had struck.

The FIL said the changes were done “to deal with the emotional components of the athletes, to alleviate, as best as possible, the traumatic experience of this tragic event”.

The incident sparked a debate about safety standards among competitors, officials and even politicians, which overshadowed the competition at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, said: “no sports mistake is supposed to be fatal,” while Ron Rossi, the executive director of the US Luge Association, has expressed his intention to table proposals for change.

Germany won gold and silver in the event through Felix Loch and David Moeller respectively, with Armin Zoeggeler, the defending champion from Italy, claiming third. The competitors wore a black stripe on their helmets as a sign of respect to Kumaritashvili.

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Nodar Kumaritashvili Autopsy was first posted on February 15, 2010 at 10:27 pm.

Southwest Airlines Kevin Smith

Director Kevin Smith Kicked Off Southwest Flight for ‘Being Fat’ :- Southwest Airlines is under fire after director Kevin Smith was kicked off a recent flight for being overweight.

The “Clerks,” “Mallrats” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” director was ordered off a flight from Oakland to Burbank Saturday. The pilot reportedly said Smith was a “safety risk” because he was unable to put down the armrest.

Smith, 39, responded with a barrage of profanity-laced  Twitter posts, saying he was treated worse than a terrorist.

Southwest apologized to Smith on Twitter and issued a statement on its blog, under the title, “Not So Silent Bob.” The airline said Smith had purchased two tickets, as he often does, but when Smith decided to fly earlier on standby, only one seat was available, and he was told to get off the plane after he was already seated.

The incident has prompted the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance to call for a boycott of Southwest. The group issued a statement urging “people of size to seek out and travel airlines that do not have such discriminatory policies.”

“You (messed) with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!” tweeted Smith, whose next film, “Cop Out,” opens Feb. 26.

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Southwest Airlines Kevin Smith was first posted on February 15, 2010 at 10:35 pm.

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